Tag Archives: NES

Nintendo Lunch Box Is What Happens to Dead Consoles

by Noemi Twigg
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Nintendo Lunchbox

So what happens when your gadgets die? Do they go to gadget heaven? Do you take them to a recycling center to make sure they are disposed of properly? Or are you one of the “I don’t care” people who simply throw them into the trash bin? Redditor Massenus has found the perfect solution for his dead Nintendo by making a lunch box out of it. Who carries around a lunch box these days? I don’t really know, but if I worked at a “real” office and had to bring my lunch with me everyday, I would not mind using this cool Nintendo lunch box! (By the way, if you Read more »

Muse in 8-Bit

by Noemi Twigg
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Muse in 8-Bit

I know the 8-bit craze is nothing new, but I just discovered several videos of Muse’s songs that have been converted into this format.  Needless to say, I have been watching/listening the videos a lot since yesterday.  (I am sure you know how much fun it can be to play around with music.) Muse may not be every geek’s choice when it comes to music, but this one has a thing for Matthew Bellamy and his gang.  One, he does have a British accent (yeah, some are suckers for that).  Two, he is not bad looking at all (ask Kate Hudson).  Three, he is a musical genius! (Maybe I should Read more »

NEStalgia: 5 NES Games I Mourn. A Lot.

by Dina Ely
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NEStalgia: 5 NES Games I Mourn. A Lot.

Nostalgia reigns supreme when it comes to the Nintendo NES, the 8-bit powerhouse gaming system that defined a generation (or several). Having just relegated my long since broken NES system and dozens of now non-functioning games to the garbage bin, I’m more mindful than ever of how much those spritely timewasters meant to me in years gone by. I loved every bit of the NES’s 2 kb RAM and 52 available colors. I loved NES to distraction. As I stare at the empty spot where my now-defunct NES collection used to be, I’m unable to concentrate on much else than the games that carried me through my childhood. So after Read more »

Top 8(+2) NES Speedruns and Why I Could Never Do Them

by Scrivs
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Top 8(+2) NES Speedruns and Why I Could Never Do Them

Let’s begin with the definition of a speedrun first. A speedrun is a play-through, or recording thereof, of a video game performed with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally under certain prerequisites, mainly for the purposes of entertainment and competition. Wikipedia Throughout my 25+ years of gaming I have tried a number of speedruns, but have succeeded in exactly zero of them. To accomplish a speedrun not only do you need patience and a thorough understanding of the game’s mechanics, but you also need a bit of memorization and actually be GOOD at video games. Now we are all good at games, but this kind of Read more »

The PS3/XBox 360 Decision

by Kevin
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The PS3/XBox 360 Decision

My wife and I are pretty avid video game fans. We own every Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft console produced in the past 20 years, with a few handhelds and a Genesis in there for good measure. Up until recently though, we didn’t own a PS3, and there was a pretty big reason for that. The first reason was the price. I wasn’t down with paying half a grand for a console, no matter how awesome or cutting edge the technology was. I resisted purchasing almost out of principle, because it just wasn’t worth the extra cash. The second reason was the games. I love platformers, and the Ratchet & Clank Read more »

Nintendo Archive: TMNT Tournament Fighters

by Spengs
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Not really much of an “obscure” game, not by a long-shot, but still one of the perennial favorites among SNES-owners and lovers of all 2D fighters. Obviously, since this feature is called “Nintendo Archive”, I will be reviewing the Super Nintendo version of the game. However, let it be known that there were two other versions of this game; one for the original NES and one for the Sega Genesis. Each game had different playable characters, which is sort of a shame, as two of my favorites, Karai and Casey Jones, are not featured in the SNES version. TMNT Tournament Fighters was inspired by the “sparring match” feature from the Read more »